{"product_id":"guardian-lion-and-preservationist-albert-okura-of-amboy-ca","title":"Guardian Lion and Preservationist Albert Okura of Amboy, CA (Set)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2013, two six-foot-tall marble guardian lions appeared seemingly out of nowhere in Amboy, CA. Also known as fu dogs, they're believed to protect against evil forces. They always come in pairs with the male identified by the world beneath his foot while under the female's paw is a lion cub.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne possible origin for the Amboy lions is Albert Okura (1951–2023), a third-generation Japanese American restaurateur and preservationist. In 2005 he purchased the unincorporated ghost town of Amboy with a promise to restore it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegardless of where they came from, the Amboy guardian lions are considered by many as protectors of the desert.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuardian Lion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 19 x 30 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eLimited edition archival print on canvas stretched on wood frame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlbert Okura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 6 x 6 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[medium TK]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable for pickup only. No shipping or delivery available. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-fe274423-7fff-f913-e3d8-a06df7d4d8de\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePieces will be available for pickup after the exhibition ends on Sept. 27. Contact gallery manager Angela Tung at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:angela@pearlriver.com\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eangela@pearlriver.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with any questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFor unframed prints of other sizes, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sammyyuen.com\/collections\/shared-lines\"\u003evisit Sammy Yuen's website\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sammy Yuen Art (SYA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46059411308778,"sku":"SYA-SHARED-LION","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1487\/2774\/files\/guardian_lion.png?v=1780497623","url":"https:\/\/pearlriver.com\/products\/guardian-lion-and-preservationist-albert-okura-of-amboy-ca","provider":"Pearl River Mart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}